Craig S. Warkol

Prior to joining Bracewell, Mr. Warkol served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York in the Business and Securities Fraud section. He prosecuted allegations of securities fraud, insider trading, mail and wire fraud, money laundering and tax offenses. Mr. Warkol also previously served as senior counsel in the enforcement division of the SEC, where he investigated and prosecuted numerous violations of federal securities laws, including insider trading, accounting fraud, offering fraud, ponzi-schemes and broker-dealer improprieties. Mr. Warkol started his career as an associate in the business and securities litigation section at a New York-based AmLaw 100 firm and also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Lawrence M. McKenna of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Representative Matters

Represented a Fortune 500 company under investigation by the United States Department of Justice and United States Securities & Exchange Commission for improperly backdating stock option grants to executives and employees.

Conducted an independent internal investigation at a billion dollar public company into allegations of corporate malfeasance by the chief executive officer and global head of procurement.

Represented a major energy company in New York State Attorney General's investigation of public disclosures regarding climate change.

Represented a significant hedge fund in connection with the New York State Attorney General's "pay-to-play" investigations and prosecutions.

Represented a broker-dealer and key principals in connection with an SEC investigation regarding disclosure issues.

Represented the chief financial officer of a Fortune 500 company under investigation for backdating stock options.

Represented the chief financial officer of a public company under investigation for accounting fraud and manipulation of financial statements and SEC filings.

Represented several hedge fund managers in connection with criminal and SEC insider trading investigations.

Represented an attorney under investigation by the Department of Justice for engaging in securities fraud.

Represented an individual under investigation by the SEC concerning penny stock transactions and corporate identity theft.

Represented principal investor in connection with criminal inquiry for orchestrating a fraudulent initial public offering.

Publications and Speeches

"Government Investigations Initiated by the Financial Crisis," Aspatore Special Report: Assisting Clients in Government Investigations During a Financial Crisis, 2008.

"Why ISPS Are Not an Appropriate Target in the Battle Against Child Pornography," Internet Newsletter, February 2002, available on Westlaw at 6 No. 11 Internews 1.

 "Resolving the Paradox Between Legal Theory and Legal Fact: The Judicial Rejection of Efficient Breach," 20 Cardozo Law Review 321, 1998.